The Dark Side of Democracy
Explaining Ethnic Cleansing
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Word Count
147,500 words, Guess
Page Count
590 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-10052183130X
- ISBN-139780521831307
- LibraryThing164563
- Better World Books9780521831307
- Open LibraryOL7765584M
Classifications
- LCCHV6322 .M36 2005
Description
A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, Armenia, the Nazi Holocaust, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda) and cases of lesser violence (early modern Europe, contemporary India, and Indonesia). Murderous cleansing is modern, 'the dark side of democracy'. It results where the demos (democracy) is confused with the ethnos (the ethnic group). Danger arises where two rival ethno-national movements each claims 'its own' state over the same territory. Conflict escalates where either the weaker side fights because of aid from outside, or the stronger side believes it can deploy sudden, overwhelming force. Escalation is not simply the work of 'evil elites' or 'primitive peoples.' It results from complex interactions between leaders, militants, and 'core constituencies' of ethno-nationalism. Understanding this complex process helps us devise policies to avoid ethnic cleansing in the future.
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